Use only for the nonfibrous, delicate, paperlike material made from the pith of the rice paper tree. For various types of oriental handmade paper having long fibers, use "Japanese paper."
Broader Terms
<paper by composition or origin> (427)
Related Terms
Japanese paper (39)
Used for
paper, rice
Alternative Terms rice papers
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